LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

ēligibilis

ēligibilis (neuter ēligibile)
Classical[eː.lɪˈɡɪ.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[e.liˈd͡ʒiː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationeligible
  2. two terminationdesirable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeēligibilisēligibilisēligibile
genitiveēligibilisēligibilisēligibilis
dativeēligibilīēligibilīēligibilī
accusativeēligibilemēligibilemēligibile
ablativeēligibilīēligibilīēligibilī
vocativeēligibilisēligibilisēligibile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeēligibilēsēligibilēsēligibilia
genitiveēligibiliumēligibiliumēligibilium
dativeēligibilibusēligibilibusēligibilibus
accusativeēligibilīs
ēligibilēs		ēligibilīs
ēligibilēs		ēligibilia
ablativeēligibilibusēligibilibusēligibilibus
vocativeēligibilēsēligibilēsēligibilia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Italic*eks
  3. Latinēligibilis

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin ēligō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin ēligibilis From ēligō (“select, choose”) + -bilis.

Descendants
  • Frenchéligible
  • Italianeleggibile
  • Portugueseelegível
  • Romanianeligibil
  • Spanishelegible

In English words that came into English from ēligibilis

  • eligibleēligibilis

Quick answers

What does ēligibilis mean in Latin?
ēligibilis, a adjective, means “eligible; desirable”.
How do you pronounce ēligibilis?
In classical Latin, [eː.lɪˈɡɪ.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.liˈd͡ʒiː.bi.lis].
Where does ēligibilis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin ēligibilis.